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Age Like a Girl: How Menopause Rewires Your Brain for Mental Clarity, Increased Confidence, and Renewed Energy

Dr. Mindy Pelz, noted women’s health advocate and the bestselling author of Fast Like a Girl and Eat Like a Girl, redefines menopause as a powerful biological upgrade—offering science-backed strategies to help women thrive, reclaim their health, and step into their most vibrant, authentic selves.

“What I discovered—and what I hope you’ll see woven through every page—is that the neurochemical shift at menopause offers a mirror. One that reveals a more authentic version of who we are—and invites us to change what no longer serves.”
—Dr. Mindy Pelz

If you’re feeling foggy, overwhelmed, burned out, or like a stranger in your own mind and body, Age Like a Girl will help you understand why—and show you what’s possible on the other side.

Bestselling author and women’s health expert Dr. Mindy Pelz reveals the groundbreaking science behind how menopause rewires your brain—and how this transformation is happening for you, not to you. What most women mistake as “the begin¬ning of the end” is actually a biologically designed brain and identity reset—one that can deliver greater confidence, clarity, and energy than you’ve felt in years.

You’re not falling apart. You’re being rebuilt— from the inside out. With science, compassion, and lived wisdom, Dr. Mindy helps you make sense of what’s happening—and what’s possible next.

Inside you’ll discover how to:

• Understand the brain changes behind mood swings, fatigue, and brain fog
• Reclaim your emotional resilience, motivation, and focus
• Support your hormones and nervous system naturally
• Redesign your life using simple lifestyle tools backed by neuroscience
• Embrace your next chapter with power, vitality, and peace

Menopause isn’t the end of your story. It’s the turning point.
Come home to your clarity.
Come home to your confidence.
Come home to yourself.

Almost Sixteen

Fifteen-year-old Ashwin has recently moved to a new city to live with his aunt and uncle. His parents—researchers away on an expedition to Antarctica—have left him no choice but to join a new school, and embark on the dreariest task of all: making new friends.

However, his bumbling attempts to fit in end in catastrophe, earning him ridicule and social isolation. That is, until he meets Avnoor, a poised and magnetic classmate who seems utterly out of reach. Hopelessly smitten, Ashwin becomes determined to win her affection, no matter the cost.

In this brand new coming-of-age novel, Almost Sixteen, Arsh Verma leads us on a bittersweet and irreverent journey through first love, fragile friendships, and the messy, often hilarious trials and tribulations of adolescence.

From Guerrilla Fighter to Chief Minister

What does it take for a boy born in a remote hill village—during a world at war—to rise through fire, loss, exile, and battle to become the political leader who helps bring peace to an entire state?

This is not just a political memoir. It is a story of struggle. A story of conviction. A story of one man who held his people’s future in his hands, and refused to let it slip into despair.

In From Guerrilla Fighter to Chief Minister, Zoramthanga delivers an unforgettable, deeply human story of courage under impossible odds. You walk with him through burning towns, starvation years, jungle hideouts, and secret border crossings. You feel the fear of being hunted—and the stubborn hope that refuses to die. You witness friendships forged in danger, faith tested in darkness, and a movement that dared to dream of freedom.

And then comes the hardest journey of all: learning to transform rebellion into reconciliation, and conflict into lasting peace.

Raw, gripping, and profoundly inspiring, this book will stay with you long after the final page.

Get Better at Getting Better/गैट बैटर ऐट गैटिंग बैटर

लोग सफलता हासिल करने के लिए कैसे प्रेरित होते हैं ? कुछ लोग क्यों सफल हो जाते हैं जबिक दूसरे कड़ी मेहनत के बाद भी संघषर्रत रहते हैं ? यह पुस्तक इस अंतर्दृष्टि पर आधारित है कि सफलता इस बात पर निभर्र नहीं करती कि आप कितने अच्छे हैं । बिल्क वह इस बात पर आधारित होती है कि आपके पास कितना मज़बूत लर्निंग मॉडेल है जिससे आप अपनी योग्यताओ को और विकसित कर सकें । 

Dharm Aur Samlaingikta/धर्म और समलैंगिकता

हमारे देश में एक संस्था है क्वीयर हिन्दू अलायंस, जो समलैंगिकता और हिन्दू धर्म के क्षेत्रों में काम करती है। इस संस्था के अध्यक्ष अंकित भूपतानी ने धर्म और समलैंगिकता को लेकर देवदत्त पटनायक से सैकड़ों सवाल किए हैं, उन्हीं सवालों के सुलझे हुए स्पष्ट जवाब इस पुस्तक में हैं।इस पुस्तक में एक प्रश्न के उत्तर में देवदत्त पटनायक कहते हैं कि जब श्रीकृष्ण अपनी माता को अपने मुख में पूरे विश्व का दर्शन कराते हैं, तो क्या उसमें समलैंगिक नहीं होंगे? इसी प्रश्न पर चिंतन कीजिए आपको समलैंगिकता और धर्म के बारे में उत्तर मिल जाएगा।

Closing the Pleasure Gap: An Ob-Gyn Explains What Women Want in Bed

Desire was never meant to be a source of shame . . .

Closing the Pleasure Gapconfronts the quiet devastation of a culture that denies women sexual knowledge, autonomy, and pleasure.

Drawing on medicine, history, and lived experience, the author—a seasoned ob-gyn—reveals how ancient traditions that once honoured female fulfilment were eroded by prudish morality and patriarchal fear. The result is a generation of women who endure intimacy rather than enjoy it, and men who remain unaware of the depth of their partner’s needs.

With clarity and compassion, this book argues that intimacy blooms only when a woman is loved rather than used, when her needs are honoured rather than ignored. It speaks to women reclaiming their bodies and to men willing to learn that pleasure deepens when it is shared.

Honest and unapologetic, this work calls for a society that embraces female sexuality as vital, not shameful.

The Soul Midwives’ Handbook (Revised Edition): Emotional, Spiritual and Practical Support for End-of-Life Care

Revised and updated with new material, The Soul Midwives’ Handbook offers a gentle, heart-centered approach to accompanying the dying on their final journey – ensuring a transition filled with love, dignity, and peace.

Felicity Warner’s internationally acclaimed Soul Midwives’ movement has transformed modern end-of-life care. Like death doulas, Soul Midwives are trained to support individuals through every stage of the dying process, offering holistic, spiritual, and emotional care – whether at home, in hospices, or in care homes.

This essential book blends ancient wisdom with contemporary practice to support dying well and dying with dignity. Inside, you’ll find:

• Practical tools for creating a meaningful end-of-life plan, initiating important conversations, and supporting legacy projects such as memory books and recordings
• Gentle spiritual techniques for easing physical pain and emotional distress, including guided visualizations, energy healing, and soul-soothing rituals
• Practices for holding vigils and caring for those of all faiths, including the use of sacred oils, music, and ceremony to create peaceful, comforting environments

Whether you’re a caregiver, healthcare professional, or supporting a dying parent or loved one, The Soul Midwives’ Handbook will help you navigate all the pain of death and grief with courage, compassion, and grace.

‘In this moving book, Felicity has encapsulated the wisdom of the ages into practical examples of how to be with the dying; how to honor and hold that sacred space for everyone as they prepare to make the journey that we all must take.’Anita Moorjani, best-selling author of Dying to Be Me

‘A guide to help people prepare for death just as they might for a birth – and achieve a peaceful end to their lives.’ – YOU Magazine

Start Before You’re Ready: Stop Procrastinating, Overcome Fear and Take Control of Your Life

Stop waiting for the ‘perfect’ moment – your future starts now.

Hesitation, overthinking, and fear keep us stuck, waiting to feel ready for change. But ready is an illusion. Growth doesn’t come from waiting for everything to fall into place; it comes from stepping into the unknown. In Start Before You’re Ready, you’ll learn how to dismantle the mental roadblocks holding you back – from perfectionism and self-doubt to indecision and impostor syndrome.

Whether you want to launch a new business, start a creative project, commit to a fitness plan, or simply believe in yourself more, this book will show you how to overcome procrastination and move forward with unstoppable confidence. Through practical strategies and mindset shifts, you’ll learn to:

• break free from limiting beliefs, anxiety, and the fear of failure
• make faster, more confident decisions
• embrace new opportunities with excitement and curiosity
• stop waiting for the ‘right time’ and take bold action today

Trust the process, embrace uncertainty, and build the life you’ve always wanted, one imperfect step at a time.

How to Heal from Emotionally Immature Parents: Overcome the Impact of Toxic Parenting, Heal Childhood Wounds and Feel at Peace with Your Past

Understand your childhood, reclaim your power and create a future free from the patterns of the past.

Break free from the patterns of emotionally immature parenting.

If you’ve ever felt unseen, like you weren’t good enough or that your struggles don’t quite fit into books about childhood trauma, this book is for you.

Growing up with emotionally immature or emotionally unavailable parents can leave deep imprints – leading to self-doubt, people-pleasing and the feeling that your needs were always secondary. These patterns, often rooted in intergenerational trauma, can persist into adulthood, shaping relationships, self-worth and emotional wellbeing. But it wasn’t all bad, right? That’s what makes it so confusing. This book helps you make sense of that emotional grey area, acknowledging what wasn’t good enough without staying stuck in resentment.

Drawing on 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist, Sian Morgan-Crossley offers practical tools to help you break the cycle, heal developmental trauma and reclaim your confidence. Whether you’ve struggled with toxic parents, an emotionally absent mother or father or recurring patterns in relationships, this guide will help you set boundaries, shift your mindset and move forward with clarity.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:

• Recognize and heal the wounds of growing up with emotionally immature parents.
• Let go of guilt while setting healthy boundaries with toxic family members.
• Stop the cycle of self-doubt and people-pleasing.
• Practice self-parenting to nurture the parts of you that were overlooked.
• Build confidence and lasting self-esteem.
• Move forward with compassion – without excusing the past.

It’s time to release the weight of old patterns, embrace your true self and build a future free from the past.

The Violet Flame: Overcome Impact of Toxic Parenting, Heal Childhood Wounds and Feel at Peace with Your Past

Unlock the secret powers of the Violet Flame to heal your shadow, discover your purpose, and awaken your higher consciousness.

Awaken your greatest potential, heal your shadow, and unlock your higher consciousness by harnessing the power of the Violet Flame.

Let yourself be guided on a profound journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening as you cultivate a deep connection with the Violet Flame, a powerful etheric fire that courses through every atom of creation with the ability to transform negative energy and deeply heal shadow wounds. Previously shrouded in mystery, there has been little information on how to use it – until now.

With practical exercises, rituals, and guided meditations, you will learn what the Violet Flame is, and how to integrate it into your daily life to:

• Connect with the ascended masters and angelic beings who are ‘the keepers of the flame’
• Illuminate and transform your shadow self and break free from negative patterns
• Balance your masculine and feminine energies
• Awaken your higher purpose and live with magic

Once you invoke the Violet Flame, nothing will remain the same. You will be empowered to break free from limiting past conditioning and rise into a loving, authentic and divinely guided way of being.

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